SPEAKING

Interactive Speaking Situations

Participants alternately speak and listen, e.g., face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, group meetings.

Partially Interactive Speaking Situations

Only the speaker speaks, and feedback is through audience attentiveness, e.g., giving a speech to a large audience.

Non-Interactive Speaking Situations

Audience cannot interact immediately, e.g., Radio/Television broadcast.

Intimate Speech Style

Private style among close family members, not shared in public.

Casual Speech Style

Common among peers and friends, using jargon, slang, or vernacular language.

Consultative Speech Style

Standard professional language used in communication between various roles.

Formal Speech Style

One-way formal language used in formal settings like sermons or presidential addresses.

Frozen Speech Style

Timeless style used in ceremonies, e.g., Preamble to the Constitution.

Exploratory/Informative Speech

Provides information to help listeners understand unknown or complex topics.

Speaking

Act of making vocal sounds, a verbal skill involving words and sounds, a complex cognitive and linguistic skill.